Since October 2022, Lyon’s first Web3 incubator – the result of a partnership between iExec and H7 – has been offering a choice support program to 3 start-ups to boost their projects. Meet start-ups from the Web3 incubator 🪐 LAfricaMobile is one of the three winners of Lyon’s first Web3 incubator, set up by iExec and H7. We spoke to …
Concours 4S – 10 projects with social, environmental and territorial impact
Discover the 10 finalists project of “Concours 4S”, the innovation contest by the french bank Crédit Mutuel. Since 2020, Crédit Mutuel’s Concours 4S rewards innovative projects serving the local area, solidarity, the environment or culture. After four weeks of submissions, the juries have chosen the 10 finalists, who will be supported by Crédit Mutuel experts. On June 6, they invite …
4 tips to improve your project management thanks to Notion
During a meet-up organized at H7, three speaker from the Notion community shared their tips, favorite tools and best practices on how to improve your project management. Adopted by over 80,000 start-ups, Notion is the must-have application for managing your projects, alone or with others. Affordable, it allows you to organize your tasks, manage your projects and take notes, all …
White paper: Open Innovation challenges and opportunities
Use cases, methodologies, tools and impacts. Two years of iterations have led to the creation of this white paper. In these pages, Digital League and H7 present an overview of Open Innovation, analyzing its challenges and benefits. This white paper brings together everything that makes the Club Open Innovation unique, from membership to working methods, coaching and co-development. A guide …
Kikleo: 1.5 million euros to reduce food waste
La Belle Histoire is a series of articles highlighting entrepreneurs and their teams, starting from where it all began, and sharing with you the stages they went through. What’s next? They’re still writing it. Kikleo was created by Vincent Garcia and Martin d’Agay as an end-of-study project, and has now become an impact company. Four years after the start of …
Sustainable food: discover the winners of the third edition 🌾
The “innovating for sustainable food” program, run by H7, SUEZ and Lyon Métropole Habitat, welcomes four new winners. For this third edition, the companies Oligofeed, La Ferme Intégrale, SFaire and Foodzilla will be coached for 9 months on their financial, strategic and operational challenges. October saw the official launch of the third edition of the “innovating for sustainable food” program, …
4 news not to be missed
Calls for applications, entrepreneurial meetings, job dating – find out all about H7 news for the last quarter of 2023. Current calls for applications 📣 Innovating for sustainable food, 3rd edition The call for applications for the third edition of the “innovating for sustainable food” program closed on October 1. Winners will receive 9 months‘ support in addressing their strategic, …
Hupso – formerly Prep Academy: 7 million euros to revolutionize shortage occupations
La Belle Histoire is a series of articles featuring entrepreneurs and their teams – the main characters – starting from where it all began – the genesis – and sharing with you the stages they went through – the epic -. What happened next? They’re still writing it 😉 April 2023, Arnaud Gracieux, founder of PrepAcademy, officially announces the raising …
NECC: a video game center for digital inclusion
Meet the four winners of 13M, the first nationwide digital inclusion gas pedal created by Banque des Territoires, Groupe SOS, H7 and Pulse. Hello Mehdi and Stephan, can you tell us a bit about yourselves? Mehdi: I’m Mehdi Bensafi, president of the NECC association and Sport Manager on the taekwondo and para-taekwondo competition as part of the Paris 2024 Olympic …
France Digitale and H7 formalize partnership to support regional start-ups
France Digitale and H7 formalize a partnership serving tech start-ups in the Lyon Metropolitan area. The aim: to help entrepreneurs develop their business, finance their growth, create jobs and improve their social and environmental impact. “The family of French startups continues to grow and expand nationally and internationally, yet inequalities persist between regions in terms of funding, talent and support,” …
13M, the first gas pedal for digital inclusion, welcomes its first class
Informa’Truck, Lisio, NECC and SOStech – these are the names of the four winners of the first class of 13M. What they have in common is an unwavering determination to move the boundaries of digital inclusion. In 2023, 13 million French people will still be digitally excluded. The result is 13M, the first nationwide gas pedal for digital inclusion, operated …
5 influential Web3 personalities
Crypto, NFT, blockchain – would you like to find out more about Web3 and its possibilities? Discover 5 influential personalities from the Web3 Universe, to follow without moderation. Sébastien Borget Favorite topics: gaming, metaverse, community and entrepreneurship. For whom? Web3 entrepreneurs. Sébastien Borget is co-founder of The Sandbox a virtual game in the metaverse and future French unicorn. Sandbox has …
The Digital Lab, an innovative initiative to involve employees in the transformation of the company
Groupe Haulotte, a specialist in tools for lifting people and loads, is launching its “Digital Lab” in 2021, a collaborative place for innovation to accelerate the transformation of its business. Case study. Digital Lab, definition : “A space dedicated to the testing, creation and implementation of innovative digital projects.” Innovation has been part of Haulotte’s DNA since the company was …
Web3 entrepreneurship: removing obstacles to accelerate adoption
Since its creation in 2020, Starton has helped more than 1,600 professionals move to Web3. Their solution facilitates the integration of blockchain into companies’ internal processes. A true pioneer on the French scene, Fabien Poggi – co-founder – was one of the guests at the Web3 incubator’s Demo day. The aim: to share his expertise on the adoption of blockchain …
From Web2 to Web3: best practices for converting your community
Since its creation in 2019, Neopolis – the mobile game that transforms the real world into a giant game board – has attracted over 3 million players in Europe. With the launch of Neoland, the Web3 version of the game, Neopolis has implemented a new strategy to encourage user adoption. Co-founder Ben Kaltenbaek gives us his top tips. Ever since …
“Digital should no longer be a brake, but an opportunity.”
Meet Marianne Beaufils – in charge of “digital inclusion” projects and investment – and Nicolas Turcat – head of the Education, Public Services and Digital Inclusion Department – at Banque des Territoires. Through their eyes, discover the raison d’être of 13M, the first gas pedal dedicated to digital inclusion by Banque des Territoires, Groupe SOS, H7 and Pulse. Hello Marianne, …
H7: highlights in 2022 and projections for 2023
Cédric Denoyel, President of H7 – Responsible Accelerator and digital totem of the Lyon Metropolis – looks back on the highlights of 2022 and shares the outlook for 2023. More than 60 start-ups supported, three incubation and acceleration programs, a first national event: this is the outcome of the year 2022 for H7, the responsible gas pedal and digital totem …
LabLabee: $1.4 million to revolutionize telecommunications training
La belle Histoire is a series of articles featuring entrepreneurs and their teams – the main characters – starting from where it all began – the genesis – and sharing with you the stages they went through – the epic -. What’s next? They’re still writing it. On this September afternoon, Samir takes a break. The last few months have …
Ziplo: protect your creations in 3 clicks
Since October 2022, Lyon’s first Web3 incubator – the result of a partnership between iExec and H7 – has been offering a choice support program to 3 start-ups to boost their projects. Meet start-up Ziplo, winner of the first season 🪐 Last June, the Ziplo team won the WEB3 hackathon, organized by iExec and H7. The reward? a golden ticket …
Wearspaces: fashion without limits
Since October 2022, Lyon’s first Web3 incubator – the result of a partnership between iExec and H7 – has been offering a choice support program to 3 start-ups to boost their projects. Meet start-ups from the Web3 incubator 🪐 Wearspaces is one of four start-ups selected to join the first promotion of the Web3 incubator, by iExec and H7. We …
When companies turn to Web3 to make the most of their data
Five years after its creation, Lyon-based start-up iExec is scaling up in an ecosystem that is increasingly receptive to blockchain technologies and the impact of Web3 on their businesses. Meet Francis Otshudi, Director of Enterprise Solutions for iExec, the leading Web3 marketplace for IT resources. What are the challenges facing organizations in the Web3 era? The main issue is theuse …





















